Lama pacos

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Alpaca

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Tylopoda
Family : Camelidae
Subfamily : Camelinae
Tribe : Lamini
Genus : Lama

Species status

Living
Domesticated
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033877

Original name as described

Camelus Pacos

Type locality

Peru.

Country distribution

Domesticated

Taxonomy notes

domestic form of L. vicugna, although there has been introgression between L. glama and L. pacos in the past, leading to confusion as to whether they came from L. guanicoe or L. vicugna; moved from Vicugna to Lama based on low genetic distance between the two genera; domestic form of L. vicugna and previously included under Lama glama, but now considered a separate species

Taxonomy notes citation

Gentry, A., Clutton-Brock, J., & Groves, C. P. (2004). The naming of wild animal species and their domestic derivatives. Journal of Archaeological Science, 31(5), 645-651.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006387

Country distribution map

No distribution data available.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Llama Pacos

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

pacos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

xiv

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130075

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:xiv, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130075) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Gray (1872:101, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707868) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Auchenia Paco

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

paco

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

108

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Cuvier (1842:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)

Lama paco

Lesson, 1827

Family

Camelidae

Root name

paco

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

352

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207819

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:352, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207819) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Lama Pacos

J. B. Fischer, 1829

Family

Camelidae

Root name

pacos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

437

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1829:437) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  2. Lesson (1842:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Gray (1850:53, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47594993) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  4. Gray (1852:260, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956673) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #200000013) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Auchenia pacos

(W. H. Flower & Lydekker, 1891)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

pacos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

300

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46965515

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Flower & Lydekker (1891:300, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46965515) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34115)

Vicugna pacos

(D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

pacos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

240

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:240) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #200000013) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Camelus Pacos

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

pacos

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

66

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033877

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:226, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873023) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Camelus Paco

(P. Boddaert, 1785)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

paco

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

155

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230119

Authority publication

Rotterdam

Name usages

  1. Kerr (1792:291, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664315) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  2. Daudin (1802:179, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033429) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)

Camelus Paco

(J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

paco

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

171

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751391

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Camelus Alpaca

(Desmoulins, 1823)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

alpaca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

455

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25673081

Authority publication

Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle

Auchenia paca

(F. Ameghino, 1889)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

paca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

587

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51770106

Authority publication

Actas de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de la República Argentina

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